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Joy and Tears as People Celebrate New Year Around Asia
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1/1/2025
Millions of people across Asia welcomed 2025 through intricate firework displays, prayers for peace and local traditions. In Taipei, thousands gathered in a city park to recreate a tearful scene from a classic movie.
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5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
00:04
Welcoming the new year with a bang.
00:07
Across Asia, millions of people celebrated the end of 2024
00:12
and the beginning of 2025.
00:15
3, 2, 1.
00:19
With countdowns and fireworks,
00:21
drone shows, parades, and performances
00:41
by native-born international artists.
00:43
In Western Asia, fireworks and cheers
00:50
reigned over the Syrian capital, Damascus,
00:52
in the first New Year celebration in 50 years
00:56
without an Assad in power.
00:58
Jump, jump.
01:03
While in the East, a more muted approach in Japan
01:06
with the traditional ringing of the bell at midnight
01:09
to mark the end of the old and bring in the new.
01:12
Happy New Year!
01:15
In Taiwan, the iconic Taipei 101 exploded in color
01:19
at the stroke of midnight.
01:21
And just down the street, thousands of people
01:27
brought in the new year with a Taiwanese classic movie
01:31
and tears, replicating the film's last scene
01:37
where at this location, the main character
01:40
bursts into tears in the early hours of New Year's Day.
01:46
No matter how the occasion was marked across the region,
01:49
there are high hopes for 2025.
02:19
Whether through fireworks, prayers, or tears,
02:32
millions of people across Asia ushered in 2025 together,
02:37
welcoming the new year with open arms
02:40
and shared hopes for happiness, peace, and new beginnings.
02:45
Dauphine Chen and Harrell Hughes for Taiwan Plus.
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